Witness History: Witness Archive 2015 - Fleeing the Spanish Civil War

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In January 1939 tens of thousands of people fled the advancing forces of General Franco. Witness hears from Victor Pey, then a young fighter battling against the fascists in the city of Barcelona.

(Photo: An elderly Spanish woman fleeing shortly after the fall of Barcelona in January 1939. Credit: Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Published on Monday, 26th January 2015.

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